Amendments 11 - 27

Amendment 11The 11th Amendment more clearly defines

the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court concerning a suit brought against a state by a citizen of another state

Amendment 12The 12th Amendment redefines how the

President and Vice-President are chosen by the Electoral College, making the two positions cooperative, rather than first and second highest vote-getters. It also ensures that anyone who becomes Vice-President must be eligible to become President.

Amendment 13The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in

the entire United States.

Amendment 14The 14th Amendment ensured that all

citizens of all states enjoyed not only rights on the federal level, but on the state level, too. It removed the three-fifths counting of slaves in the census. It ensured that the U.S. would not pay the debts of rebellious states. It also had several measures designed to ensure the loyalty of legislators who participated on the Confederate side of the Civil War.

Amendment 15The 15th Amendment ensures that race

cannot be used as a criteria for voting.

Amendment 16The 16th Amendment authorizes the United

States to collect income tax without regard to the population of the states.

 

Amendment 17The 17th Amendment shifted the choosing

of Senators from the state legislatures to the people of the states.

Amendment 18The 18th Amendment abolished the sale or

manufacture of alcohol in the United States. This amendment was later repealed.

Amendment 19The 19th Amendment ensured that gender

could not be used as a criteria for voting.

Amendment 20The 20th Amendment set new start dates

for the terms of the Congress and the President, and clarifies how the deaths of Presidents before swearing-in would be handled.

Amendment 21The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th

Amendment.

Amendment 22The 22nd Amendment set a limit on the

number of times a President could be elected - two four-year terms. It has one exception for a Vice-President who assumes the Presidency after the death or removal of the President, establishing the maximum term of any President to 10 years.

Amendment 23

The 23rd Amendment grants the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) the right to three electors in Presidential elections.

Amendment 24The 24th Amendment ensured that no tax

could be charged to vote for any federal office.

Amendment 25The 25th Amendment clarifies even further

the line of succession to the Presidency, and establishes rules for a President who becomes unable to perform his duties while in office.

Amendment 26The 26th Amendment ensures that any

person 18 or over may vote.

Amendment 27The 27th Amendment requires that any law

that increased the pay of legislators may not take effect until after an election.